If you are a client of the Regional Center, you are eligible for the Self-Determination Program.
Self-Determination was developed as a voluntary alternative to the traditional way of providing regional center services and is intended to offer people more freedom and control over how their services are provided. It’s about being in control, making your own decisions on what services and programs you want, and spending money your way.
Self Determination
What is the Self-Determination Program?
How is the self determination program different than the traditional program?
Self-determination provides flexibility in choosing your services, supports, and providers.
To participate in the self-determination program, a person must:
- Be eligible for Regional Center services
- Attend an Orientation to Self -Self-Determination Program (look this up on the Regional Center site, and ask your Coordinator for more info)
Stowell works with clients who are in The Self-Determination Program. We work with all Self Determination Financial Management Systems. Independent Facilitators help you transition from the Traditional Program to Self Determination. Contact Exceptional Connections for more information:
- Click: https://exceptionalconnections.co/
- Email: annat@exceptionalconnections.co
- Call: Annat Sanchez – (626) 818-1846
Our goal for students is that they become the most comfortable, confident, and independent learners that they can be. The development of underlying neurodevelopmental, processing, and executive function skills helps individuals increase body awareness and control, regulation and attention, comprehension, communication, and independence.
Following a Functional Academic and Learning Skills Assessment, an individual Cognitive Learning Therapy Plan is created for the student.
Key Areas of focus for individuals utilizing self-determination programming are:
Adaptive Skills:
Self-awareness
Self-management
Social awareness & skills
Relationship skills
Responsible decision-making
Understanding and using verbal and nonverbal language
Self-Direction – problem-solving, exercising choice, initiating and planning activities
Self Regulation.
Emotional regulation
Comprehension and communication skills
Executive Functioning
Visual inner language
Verbal inner language
Working memory and verbal working memory
Organization
Time orientation
Patterns and relationships
Problem solving
Reasoning
Strategizing
Using information
Executive Functioning (cont)
Making connections
Logic and reasoning
Relevance vs non-relevance
Planning
Study skills
Social awareness / tact
Test-taking strategies
Self-monitoring and management of attention and behavior (self-control, self-regulation, attentional control, emotional regulation, cognitive flexibility)